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INKSTAND Patented July 20, 1897.

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\VILLIAM L. STEW'ART, OF \VILMERDING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG'NOR OFONE-IIALF TO GEORGE B. SNYDER, OF SAME PLACE.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,878, dated July 20,1897.

Application filed December 19, 1896. Serial No. 616,289. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM L. STEWART, of \Vilmerding, in the countyof Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedInkstand, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to inkstands of the fountain type; and the objectis to provide such an inkstand of simple and comparatively inexpensiveconstruction and in which the loss of ink by evaporation is reduced to aminimum.

I will describe an inkstand embodying my invention, and then point outthe novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similarcharacters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a vertical section of an inkstand embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a partial plan and partial section thereof. Fig. 3 is asectional view of a fount, showing a modified form of valve; and Fig. 4shows another modified form of valve.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing of any suitablematerialsuch, for instance, as wood-and having a hinged cover 2. Thiscasing may be made to receive one or more ink-founts. I have here shownit as having a central vertical partition 3, dividing the easing intotwo compartments, in each of which an ink-fount is placed.

The ink-fount 4 is made in the form of a bottle, and, in fact, theoriginal bottle containing the ink may be used for said fount. Placed inthe neck of the bottle is a stopper 5, consisting of cork, soft rubber,or any other desirable material. At its outer end the stopper 5 has anannular flange 6, which engages over the outer end of the bottle-neck,and the inner end of the stopper projects a short distance into thebottle, so as to form a stop for any sediment that might settle in thebottle and prevent the same from discharging through the longitudinalport '7 through the stopper 5.

Arranged within the bottom of the casing 1 is an ink-cup 8, into whichthe neck portion of the inverted fount or bottle is designed to pass, asclearly shown in Fig. 1. The sides of this cup 8 extend nearly theentire length of the neck portion, but the cup is wholly open at itstop, so that a small amount of air may enter. The inner end of the port7 is formed into a conical valve-seat 9, in which is designed to engagethe correspondingly-shaped may contain ink is lifted from the casing andfrom the cup 8 the port 7 shall be closed by the valve 10. In Fig. 1 Ihave shown a spring 12, surrounding the stem 11 between a collar 13 onsaid stern and the stopper 5. If desired, a ring or washer 14 may beplaced between the spring and stopper. Obviously when the fount islifted upward the spring will cause the valve 10 to move into its seat.Leading from the lower portion of the cup 8 and through the front wallof the casing 1 is an inkspout 15, terminating in an enlarged mouth 16,which may be provided with a cover 17.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a weight 18 on the stem 11 of the valve 10, whichwill serve the same purpose as the spring in the example shown inFig. 1. v

In Fig. 4: a conical hollow valve 19 is provided with a port or ports 20through its side wall, and from this hollow valve a tubular stem 21extends through the port and stopper and terminates in a funnel-shapedmouth 22, the walls of which will be somewhat thickened to provide aweight to force the valve 19 into its seat when the fount or bottle isinverted, and of course when the bottle is inverted and the valveportion 19 within its seat said seat will effectually close the openings20 and thus prevent the discharge of the ink. The main object in thistubular Valve and stem is to provide a convenient means for refillingthe fount or bottle-that is, when the fount or bottle is in an uprightposition, as indicated in Fig. 4:, ink may be poured into thefunnel-shaped mouth 22 and will discharge through the openings 20.

The casing 1 may be made as ornamental as desired, and it may beprovided with a pen-rack. As here shown, this pen-rack consists ofbrackets 23, secured to the front of the casing and having hook portionsto receive a penholder, pencils, (be. It may also be provided with ashelf 2% to support a sponge-cup or similar article.

The cup 8 and spout will preferably be made of some non-corrosivematerial, such as rubber or glass. By employing the casing it is obviousthat no dirt or dust can mingle with the ink in the cup 8.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An inkstand, comprising a casing, an ink-cup inthe lower portion thereof and having a spout extended from its lowerportion through a wall of a casing, an ink-fount in the form of a bottleand designed to have its neck portion extended into the ink-cup, atubular stopper for the neck of the fount, a valve for closing the innerend of the opening through the stopper, a stem extended ing a cover, anink-cup arranged in the bottom thereof and having a spout leadingthrough a wall of the casing, a fount substantially in the form of abottle, a stopper for the neck portion ofthe fount and having an openinglongitudinally through it, the inner end of said opening being flared toform a valve-seat, the said stopper also being extended a short distanceinto the body of the fount, a conical valve adapted to engage in thevalve-seat of the stopper, a stem extended from said valve through theopening in the stopper and adapted to engage against the bottom of theink-cup, and a spring arranged between the stopper and a collar on saidvalve-stem, substantially as specified.

An inkstand, comprising a fount in the form of a bottle, a stopper forthe neck of said fount and having an opening longitudinally through it,the said opening being provided with a conical valve-seat at the innerend, hollow conical valve adapted to engage in said seat and havingaport or ports through its side wall, a hollow stem extended from thevalve, and a funnel-shaped outer end for said hollow stem, substantiallyas specified.

WILLIAM L. STEWART.

\Vitnesses:

H. N. AUTMAN, GEo. B. SNYDER.

